Dr Tree – Dr Tree (Limited Edition 2LP Vinyl) PRE-ORDER 4 OCTOBER 2024
WallenBink Records / Universal Music New Zealand (1976 / This Pressing 2024)

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PRE-ORDER NOW! DUE FOR RELEASE 4 OCTOBER 2024. Brand New ~ Sealed! Superb Deluxe Reissue Edition Of Super Rare Debut LP Record From Dr Tree ~ An Amazing Jazz / Fusion Experience, Featuring New Zealand’s Finest Musicians! Pressed On Audiophile Grade Vinyl, Restored & Remastered At Abbey Road, Housed In Heavyweight Gatefold Packaging, Featuring Bonus Tracks & Alternate Takes.

Originally released in 1976, this highly sought-after New Zealand album has been reissued as a limited edition double LP by WallenBink, a UK-based independent record label dedicated to issuing the finest in jazz and beyond.

In 1971, Dr Tree emerged as a highly innovative jazz-fusion ensemble from Auckland, formed by two of New Zealand’s most seasoned session musicians, Frank Gibson Jr. and Murray McNabb – the pair had jammed together since grammar school. Drawing sizable crowds while working the Auckland circuit, the band caught the attention of EMI scout, Alan Galbraith, who wasted no time signing them up for an album. Galbraith, a trained musician and adventurous producer, brought in additional support from Julian Lee, an internationally acclaimed arranger and producer (who had recently returned to New Zealand after a decade Stateside on Frank Sinatra’s insistence). The album’s an all-instrumental excursion into territory mapped out by the likes of Return To Forever, Weather Report and Tony Williams Lifetime – all acolytes of Miles Davis’s late- 60s explorations. The session combines experimental studio techniques with blazing artistry, juxtapositioning trippy electronic textures and improvised jazz, creating a hypnotic kaleidoscope of sound.

Frank Gibson Jr. – Drums, Tambourine, Cabasa
Murray McNabb – Fender Rhodes Piano, Synthesizer, Steel Drums
Martin Winch – Electric Guitar
Bob Jackson – Bass

Kim Paterson – Trumpet, Congas
John Banks – Percussion
Colin Hemmingsen – Soprano Saxophone

Side 1:
The Twilight Zone (Composer: Frank Gibson Jnr.)
Vulcan Worlds (Stanley Clarke)
Transition (Martin Winch)

Side 2:
Eugino D (Kim Paterson)
Affirmation (Murray McNabb)
One For Dianne (Frank Gibson Jnr.)

Side 3:
Mood Waltz (Frank Gibson Jnr.)
Affirmation: Alternate Take (Murray McNabb)
The Drum (Frank Gibson Jnr.)

Side 4:
Eugino D: Alternate Take (Kim Paterson)
Fourth World (Murray McNabb)
Wildlife (Tony Williams)

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